UNC? UCLA? UT AUSTIN? U Denver? HELP!

[siono716]

I am a senior Spanish and Sociology major at a mid-difficulty school in NC. I will be going to grad school for my MSW in the next few years and am trying to figure out finances. This requires me moving to a state, prior to applying in order to be eligible for in-state tuition at the time of application. Because of this, I am trying to realistically weigh where I have good chances of being accepted. Even though UNC has a great program and it's in my state, I'm tired of NC and really want to move out West (or Austin). If anyone could give me guidance on whether they think I could be admitted to these schools, that would be wonderful! My top choice is University of Denver as they have a program that perfectly matches me, but I would have to get about $23,000 of scholarships per year to afford it! I can't express how badly I want to go to their, but I am paying for it so money is a big issue.

I'm looking for anyone who may be able to give me insight as to whether I could possibly get into these schools or other suggestions.

My stats:

BA of Spanish; BA of Sociology

3.57gpa

1 semester study abroad in Mexico

1 summer church/ nonprofit leadership internship

(perhaps a SW internship next semester)

SAT- 1180 ( I do poorly on standardized tests!) - haven't taken GRE yet

Top MSW choices:

University of Denver

UCLA

UT Austin

UNC ( if I have to stay in NC)

If I go out of state, I will have at least one year, probably two before applying for grad school because I would need to claim residency. This would help my limited experience.

THANKS SO MUCH!

[Stories]

DU is private, so residency won't help with tuition costs.

[siono716]

Yes, I do know the DU is private, but the others are not....My biggest concern is whether I have good chances of being accepted

[austin12]

Hello,

I don't know about the other schools, but I have been accepted to UT Austin and am starting in January. I posted acc. rates i found online at the end of this post (google msw acceptance rates or better yet contact the school directly). As you can see, they are all quite high. MSW schools pack students in. I think if you show genuine interest in the school, possibly meet the admissions staff, go to an admissions Q and A session, meet some faculty, that would be fine at most places. If you would move to attend the school, I know you're serious so I think you'd get in. Your numbers are fine. UT-Austin admits well over a hundred in the fall and 30 or so in the spring, so they have room. If you like the west, cali would be a great place to get residency since there are so many msw programs out there, you would definitely get in there. Out of curiousity, why do you want to move to Austin? and attend UT Austin? Feel free to send a message directly to me if you have further questions or want to chat. I wish you the best of luck.

1) Simmons Graduate School of Social Work: www.simmons.edu/gssw/

Acceptance rate: 84%

Of that, who attends: 49%

2)Smith College: http://www.smith.edu/ssw/

Acceptance: 64%

Who attends: 47%

3)Brandeis: Heller School for Social Policy Mgmt:

http://www.heller.brandeis.edu

Acceptance:58%

Who attends: 45%

4)Tufts: no record of a social work grad program

5) Delaware State University: site under construction

Accepted: 56%

Attend: 75%

6) U. of Pennsylvania: http://www.ssw.upenn.edu

Accepted: 74%

Attend: 46%

7)Boston College: http://www.bc.edu/schools/gssw/

Accepted:44%

Attends: 50%

Tulane - 80-85% accepted

[michigan girl]

UCLA is the most competitive program on your list. I'm not sure if you want to move out to California right now. The budget crisis is really affecting higher education.

[dinosaur.fight]

Hello,

I don't know about the other schools, but I have been accepted to UT Austin and am starting in January. I posted acc. rates i found online at the end of this post (google msw acceptance rates or better yet contact the school directly). As you can see, they are all quite high. MSW schools pack students in. I think if you show genuine interest in the school, possibly meet the admissions staff, go to an admissions Q and A session, meet some faculty, that would be fine at most places. If you would move to attend the school, I know you're serious so I think you'd get in. Your numbers are fine. UT-Austin admits well over a hundred in the fall and 30 or so in the spring, so they have room. If you like the west, cali would be a great place to get residency since there are so many msw programs out there, you would definitely get in there. Out of curiousity, why do you want to move to Austin? and attend UT Austin? Feel free to send a message directly to me if you have further questions or want to chat. I wish you the best of luck.

1) Simmons Graduate School of Social Work: www.simmons.edu/gssw/

Acceptance rate: 84%

Of that, who attends: 49%

2)Smith College: http://www.smith.edu/ssw/

Acceptance: 64%

Who attends: 47%

3)Brandeis: Heller School for Social Policy Mgmt:

http://www.heller.brandeis.edu

Acceptance:58%

Who attends: 45%

4)Tufts: no record of a social work grad program

5) Delaware State University: site under construction

Accepted: 56%

Attend: 75%

6) U. of Pennsylvania: http://www.ssw.upenn.edu

Accepted: 74%

Attend: 46%

7)Boston College: http://www.bc.edu/schools/gssw/

Accepted:44%

Attends: 50%

Tulane - 80-85% accepted

This is very helpful! What would you guess UT's acceptance rate to be?

[austin12]

This is very helpful! What would you guess UT's acceptance rate to be?

I dunno really, somewhere in the range of the numbers above maybe. You could contact the school to try to get an accurate number. They might give you a realistic assessment of your chances in particular even, they seem to have a pretty open staff. The point of the numbers, it seems to me at least, that if you are a deserving student, there is plenty of room for you in a msw program. I know this may not be the case in other programs (clinical psych ph.d. or m.d. maybe) due to almost infinitely small numbers of accepted students.

Feel free to message me if you have any more questions for me. I'll probably know more about the place after I start school in jan.

hope this helps.